Chicago man charged with sex assault of 19-year-old in Evanston

Police say a 24-year-old Chicago man sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman after following her off a CTA bus Monday in Evanston.

Marlow S. Land, of the 200 block of North Latrobe Avenue, has been charged with three felony counts of criminal sexual assault, Evanston police said.

Police allege that Land followed the Evanston woman from a CTA bus at Emerson Street and Dodge Avenue about 1:55 p.m.

The teenager told police that while in the 1900 block of Dewey Avenue, Land grabbed her, pulled her between two houses, slammed her to the ground, removed her clothing and forced sexual intercourse with her, police said.

The teenager later called police from the nearby Family Focus Center, police said. She sustained no serious physical injuries, police said, and was examined and released from a local hospital.

After receiving a description, police canvassed the area and stopped a man matching that description a short time later. He was identified later by police as Land, authorities said.

Police said Land was in Evanston visiting a friend earlier in the day. He is scheduled to appear in court on April 5 in Skokie.